Sher: The Local Dev Sharing Tool You Didn't Know You Needed

You haven't heard of Sher, but you've definitely felt the pain it solves. How many times have you wanted to quickly share a local development project with a client, teammate, or stakeholder?

Usually you either:

• Deploy to Vercel (overkill for a quick preview)
• Create a GitHub repo and deploy (too much ceremony)
• Set up ngrok or similar tunneling (works but clunky)
• Take screenshots (loses the interactive experience)

Sher generates instant preview URLs for local development projects with one command. Works with Vite, Next.js, Astro, and other popular frameworks.

Why It's Underrated

This is the kind of unglamorous utility that becomes indispensable once you start using it. The problem it solves is so common that most developers just accept the friction rather than optimize it.

The execution is solid — it's freemium, works reliably, and handles the most popular development frameworks out of the box. No complex setup, no tunneling configuration, no deployment pipelines.

Better Than Alternatives

Compared to ngrok, it's purpose-built for web development previews rather than general tunneling. Compared to Vercel previews, there's no GitHub requirement or deployment wait times. Compared to manual deployment, there's no ceremony — just instant sharing.

For teams doing client work or frequent stakeholder reviews, this eliminates a surprising amount of daily friction. The kind of tool that pays for itself in saved time within the first week.

Give it a try — the free tier is generous and the upgrade is reasonable if you find yourself using it regularly.